D.O.A. Announce "Hardcore 81" 40th Anniversary Tour

D.O.A. ANNOUNCE "HARDCORE 81" 40th ANNIVERSARY TOUR Coming to the US West Coast and Canada in April

It's time for some wild and riotous shows, D.O.A., the Men of Action are ready to head out on tour. After two years of almost no shows, the band has 15 shows booked in April and May. In April they intend to take the US West Coast by storm with 12 shows where they will play Hardcore 81 in it's entirety. That raging slab of vinyl was the start of Hardcore punk and Sudden Death has re-released it with three bonus tracks and a 12 page booklet: D.O.A.'s "History of Hardcore" written by Joey Shithead.

US TOUR DATES (with special guests The Death Set)

April 5 – El Corazon, Seattle, WA April 6 – Dante’s, Portland, OR April 7 - The Sound Lounge, Grants Pass, OR April 8 – Dead Ringer Analog Bar, Reno, NV April 9 – DNA Lounge, San Francisco, CA April 10 – The Ritz, San Jose, CA April 11 – The Siren, Morro Bay, CA April 12 – The Roxy Theatre, West Hollywood, CA April 13 – Brick By Brick, San Diego, CA April 14 – Alex’s Bar, Long Beach, CA April 15 – Pappy + Harriet’s, Pioneertown, CA April 16 – Dive Bar, Las Vegas, NV

CANADIAN TOUR DATES

May 5 – The Exchange, Regina, SK May 6 – Amigoes Cantina, Saskatoon, SK May 7 – Bulldog Event Center, Winnipeg, MB

In other news, punk rock collectibles company AGGRONAUTIX recently announced the Joe “Shithead” Keithley V2 Throbblehead. The figure, limited to 500 numbered units and standing at 7″ tall, depicts Joe looking pissed on stage while holding his signature guitar. D.O.A.’s second album Hardcore ’81 was thought by many to have been the first actual reference to the second wave of the American punk sound as hardcore… But this is the second coming of the Joey Shithead Throbblehead! Since 2009, AGGRONAUTIX has developed and produced over 50 Throbbleheads, almost all of which have sold out (see entire list HERE). They’ve worked with legendary artists such as DEVO, The Descendents, Rancid, Bad Religion, NOFX, The Damned, Roky Erickson, Dead Kennedys, GWAR, J Mascis, and many others.